Police said a 50-year-old man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at about 7:40 a.m. for blocking traffic by lying in the street at the Consolidated bus depot on Hermany Avenue in the Bronx.

Department of Education officials said a second protester was arrested at a depot on Norman Avenue , but police could not immediately confirm details of the incident.

About 2,320 of about 7,700 school bus routes in the city ran Thursday morning. Attendance Thursday was 90.5 % citywide, compared to 87 % on the first day of the strike. For students with special needs, attendance was 62.7 % Thursday, up from 49.1 % Wednesday.